Native America Calling

2:54 pm

Tue December 6, 2011

Shacking Up vs. Tying the Knot

12/8 11a: How deep does the importance of marriage run in your family and within your tribal community? When it comes to the sanctity of marriage, how important is it in this day and age? Is there still value in the “I Do” moment, or is it becoming an archaic concept?

Surveys show that getting married is becoming less of a priority on people’s list. So when it comes to tying the knot or, as some would call its counter “shacking up,” what side do you stand on? Is living together the new way of showing commitment?